Spinach Noodle Salad
from Bob Salsman Make way more than you think you’ll need, because if you don’t, you’ll have to go back to the kitchen and start all over again when the pasta is all gone and you still want more. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, dill weed, salt and pepper. Toss dressing with fettucine, onions and celery. Chill at least one hour, if you have … Continue reading Spinach Noodle Salad
Roasted Beets
You don’t like beets, you say? Try them this way. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Choose fresh, firm beets in season. Trim tops and lightly peel. Brush with a good olive oil; place on shallow baking sheet and season if desired. Roast until beets are fork-tender. Depending on the size of the beets, they should usually cook at 350 degrees for about 10-20 minutes. Continue reading Roasted Beets
Summer Pasta Salad
This salad is fabulous in the summertime when you have fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden or farmers’ market. Combine diced tomatoes, roasted garlic, julienned basil, vinegar, and salt or pepper in bowl and mix well; set aside. Blend 1 pound basil, garlic cloves, olive oil and ½ cup of the Parmesan in a food processor or blender until smooth. Cook and drain pasta. … Continue reading Summer Pasta Salad
Buttermilk Onion Rings
Call them rings when they’re fat and straws when they’re skinny, but when sweet and tender Vidalia onions are available in the summer Carla feels the call to do some deep frying. Thinly slice onions – a mandoline works best for this but they are lethal to fingers and knuckles. In a big bowl, cover the onion rings in buttermilk and refrigerate for at least … Continue reading Buttermilk Onion Rings
Chicken Waikiki
A 1960s throwback, but we loved it whenever we could talk Ania into making it. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat chicken with flour and brown in oil, then place in 9 x 13 baking pan skin side up. Season with salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; add water to make 1 ¼ cups liquid. In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, pineapple juice, vinegar, ginger, … Continue reading Chicken Waikiki
Crockpot Italian Chicken
Wash spinach thoroughly – yes, even the prewashed leaves that come in a bag. Set aside to dry. Coat the bowl of your crockpot with a splash or two of olive oil, then add the (washed) potatoes and garlic. Pour over half the Italian dressing, half of the oregano, basil, and onion powder, 1/3 of the grated cheese, and a pinch of salt. Lay the … Continue reading Crockpot Italian Chicken
English Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease a 9×13 metal baking pan. You’ll be finishing the topping under the broiler, so don’t use a glass pan. Put dates in a small bowl, and pour boiling water over them. Let stand until cool. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts. In yet another bowl, cream ¼ cup butter and white sugar together; … Continue reading English Cake
Nameless Chicken
Full disclosure: we’ve made nameless chicken a LOT, but no longer have an actual recipe for it. These are the exact ingredients, which are probably good things to include in a cookbook. Whatever your opinion of canned soup and otherwise processed foods, we reply only this: when you want a hot, creamy, salty comfort food dinner, this is exactly what you want. Preheat the oven … Continue reading Nameless Chicken
Summer Vegetable Bake
Hey, here’s another way to use up some of that excess garden zucchini. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, toss all ingredients except cheese together. Place into buttered 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with the jack cheese, and return to oven to bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese melts … Continue reading Summer Vegetable Bake
24-Hour Salad
Also called seven-layer salad, this showed up at a lot of our (indoor) summer celebrations. Straight from the 1960s, it’s too high in calories and cholesterol to be a good-for-you vegetable salad. But’s it’s delicious. In large glass bowl or trifle dish, layer from bottom: 3 cups lettuce; eggs (stand some on end around the edge of dish to decorate); peas; remaining lettuce; bacon; cheese; … Continue reading 24-Hour Salad
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